Post-acute partnerships now have become a widespread strategy to reduce hospital readmissions, survey...
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Tim Mullaney
Oct 03, 2014
Hospital partnerships with post-acute providers can be considered a “key strategy” in reducing readmissions, according to market data gathered by executive advisory service Healthcare Intelligence...
MDS 3.0 accuracy needs attention, expert says
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Jul 15, 2015
Surveyors scrutinizing database accuracy is “very new and very problematic” for facilities that may have inaccuracies, a leading payment expert said during a McKnight’s Super Tuesday...
Industry leaders largely satisfied with work and pay, McKnight’s survey finds
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James M. Berklan
Jun 11, 2019
Nursing home administrators and directors of nursing are generally very satisfied with their current positions — and their compensation — according to the 2019 McKnight’s LTC Mood of the Market Survey.
Adult women vary in approach to vaccines
Nov 11, 2014
Around 70% of adult U.S. women said that while they received a vaccination in the past five years, most said they believed their shots were not up-to-date, according to a new survey.
Survey: People with disabilities still face discrimination five years after Olmstead
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Haymarket Media
Jun 24, 2004
Commemorating the fifth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Olmstead decision, which protects disabled people from being institutionalized against their will, the Kaiser Family Foundation conducted...
Surveyors should consider facilities’ visitation policies for same-sex couples, CMS memo states
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McKnight's Staff
Jul 01, 2013
Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes must extend the same spousal visitation rights to all residents regardless of sexual orientation, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services clarified in...
Bills would eliminate revisit fees, keep marketbasket increase
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Haymarket Media
Dec 21, 2007
Lawmakers passed an omnibus bill this week that would eliminate revisit user fees.
Study: Healthcare important to increasing number of voters as presidential elections nears
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Haymarket Media
Sep 24, 2004
Healthcare is now mentioned by 21% of voters as one of the top two election issues, up from 17% in August and just 10% in June.
Telehealth is here to stay, study says
By
Donna Shryer
May 24, 2021
The pandemic drove telehealth’s current popularity and, according to a recent study, telehealth won’t be going away anytime soon — regardless of COVID-19 status.
Seniors housing and care lending heating up: study
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Danielle Brown
Mar 21, 2022
The seniors housing and care lending environment clearly became more competitive as 2021 wore on, according to new survey findings.